From Remy Ma to Mz Trinity to Finesse & Synquis to Deadly Venoms to Def Dames... whatever you are looking for, you will find it here! A lot of old school stuff!

Sexy, but deadly : Queens of Hip Hop!

btw: this photo is from Janette Beckman (to find in "The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’")

Did you all buy the first issue of german's pop-feminist magazine "Missy"? I hope so! You also find a little but cool review about Anattitude, thanks to Elke! Martha Cooper is in the latest issue of Anattitude with a very dope interview, yeah ...but you all have to check the video-interview with Martha on Missy TV at the "Tag Town" bookrelease during our "Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude" expo we did in Berlin!

Big respect to the ladies of Missy Magazine!

photo: Akok

Its been a little while!

Three babies at the same time...new issue of AM, expo "Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude in Berlin and the birth of Jee-Nice's little baby boy Léon!
Now we are back in full effect!

Welcome to the third issue of Anattitude Magazine, proudly presenting the ladies from back in the days.
First, forget what you heard about Hip Hop being a man’s world. “Once upon a time, Hip-Hop was a culture, not a commodity” writes Sheri Sher in her novel “The Mercedes Ladies” (vibe 2008). For more than 30 years ago, about 1976 Sha-Rock of Funky 4+1 and the girls from the all-female DJ-and MC-crew Mercedes Ladies started to spit their rhymes and spin their turntables. The first female rap on wax came 1978 by the sisters Paulette Tee and Tanya “Sweet Tee” Winley. 1979 Sylvia Robinson built up the legendary Sugar Hill record label. And so on and on... So let’s dig a little deeper into Hip Hop history and let’s see what this huge Hip Hop culture was about in the late 70s and the early 80s?

ANATTITUDE #3 FEATURING: - SPARKY DEE (RAP - USA) - MISSY DEE (RAP - USA) - COOKIE CREW (RAP - UK) - LANESKI (BREAK) - ROSY ONE (POSING) - JANETTE BECKMAN (PHOTOGRAPHY) - MARTHA COOPER (PHOTOGRAPHY) - JEE-NICE JOURNEY INTO HIP HOP HISTORY

Anattitude #3 comes out with a special supplement of all-female graff magazine "Catfight".

to read more what the issue is all about - open the Pressrelease - Anattitude Magazine #3

Catfight Magazine, Anattitude Magazine and We B*Girlz proudly present the 10-days exhibition “Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude - Jammin’ Fresh & Def” during the one-month female Hip Hop festival “We B*Girlz”. After publishing magazines for several years we feel it’s time to present the rich and previously unreleased history of female Hip Hop in general and female graffiti in particular to the public. read more ..... and see the whole program!

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

Aug 01 - Press conference
Aug 01 - 03 - German Open Mellowpark (BMX)
Aug 06 - from Hip Hop to Dubstep mit DJ Spoke & MC Lady Kay, Roxy One, Murphys Law
Aug 07-10 - We B*Girlz Filmfestival
Aug 08 - Faith47 exhibition
Aug 09 - panel discussion with Alice Schwarzer, Sookee, Pyranja etc.
Aug 14 - Raphistory 1988
Aug 16 - Graffiti-Box with We B*Girlz Special
Aug 20 - “Got Soul?”
Aug 22-31 - “Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude” Exhibition with DJ Mok La Rok & P-Tess
Aug 28 - Catfight Jam
Aug 28 - "Tag Town" book release
Aug 28-29 - Red Bull BC One Girlz Camp
Aug 29 - We B*Girlz Concert - Closing Panel discussion
Aug 29 - End of the Week Female MC Battle
Aug 30 - “Dance Off”

For detailed infos go to www.b-girlz-berlin.com

THE OLD SCHOOL RADIO HOUR: LADIES NIGHT 2

You loved the first one now it's back with a vengeance. Included on this edition is a telephone interview with the legendary Missy Dee of The Melody Crew with the premiere of the 1981 single, "Missy Missy Dee", more classic hip hop cuts featuring the hot ladies and special appearances by Zulu Queen Michele, B-Girl Smiles, and b-boys Zero & I20.

Big shout out to TG, the analog master of desaster!!!

Download this legendary show directly here: Old School Radio Hour

Do you remember Noriq and IQ aka KIN from the last Anattitude issue. These ladies are dope, check out their brand new video "Make Up Girl" and the all time classic "We Awful" from Ladyfest 2005.

KIN
KIN on myspace

The director of "On s'accroche à nos rêves" Keira Maameri presents a very special evening in Paris' "La Bellevilloise" this sunday. The event started at 17:00 by presenting her film over the French female Hip Hop scene featuring Princess Anies, DJ Pom, dancer Magali and the graffiti writer Lady Alezia.
Later the MCs Sté Strausz and Princess Anies will give a great performance on stage. And DJ Pom and DJ Kiaz on the wheels of steel, Magali dancing freestyles, and a lot of nice stuff to buy.

So don't miss this nice event curated by Keira in the heart of Paris - its free.

www.derniersdelaclasse.com
www.labellevilloise.com

Just found the original raps of Lisa Lee and Sha Rock who were resampled in the The Go! Team's "Grip Like A Vice" (2007) track. The original material comes from the BBC documentary "Beat This: A Hip-Hop History" directed by Dick Fontaine (1984).

Sophisticated queen M.C.
Yes of course that's me, mistress of ceremony
The one that's gonna take it to the top of the key
Introducing myself: M.C. Lisa Lee

The blast from the past, superb in every word
Soupest female rapper, yes the best you heard
Lisa Lee is known to to be the people's choice
I get parties rocking with my sensuous voice

And when you see the queen walking up the street
I'm not souped up, conceited, just incognit'
I make the fellas sweat cuz I keep their bodies hot
It's a woman's world, you got to give it what you got

Well I'm Sha, party people, and I'm ready to rock
And if you wanna be down, you gotta gimme what you got
My fellas in the place, I won't steer you wrong
You gotta give it up or le-leave it alone

So get ready for this
Get ready for this
Party people in the place, get ready for this
To you!
So what you wanna do?
So do you wanna rock the house and turn this mutha out?
Fly girls, are you with us?
And if you're ready to rock, to help me turn it out
Fly girls, are you with us?
And if the world know what we're talkin' about

To all the ladies (yeah!) I want you to listen
Hey, ladies! (yeah!) 1980!
Watch out for the fellas (yeah!) that'll drive you crazy
Look out, ladies! (yeah!)
And if the world know what we're talkin' about

Yo everybody remembers Yo! MTV Raps!
It's time for Yo! MTV Raps 20th Anniversary.... So check out MTV's short trailer with the ladies of the early 90s.
Go to YO MTV RAPS - Ladies First

just found this dope video...have this track since several years on wax and play it everytime cause of its amazing energy!

enjoy Tara Chase & Apani B Fly in "The Trilogy"

"Apani means motion, Apani means action...."

Go to Apani's myspace and check the link for her first album "Story to tell" which was only released in Japan. It's for free and still so fresh!!!

And don't miss her on stage at the Hip Hop Kemp....Czech Republic.

Another Invincible note....

Thanks to SAV*ONE, who did this wondeful brandnew interview with Invincible on his blog The Underground Come Up, you gotta have to check it, this lady is dope!

"Invincible is way more than just the music that she puts out – she is an activist, who donates her time to help out others. She helps teach our children and is definitely a voice that needs & deserves our ears, as well as our support. The art of storytelling and the craft of wordplay are tools that the best lyricists use to paint pictures through their words. Essentially, by opening your ears, her lyrics are opening our eyes at the same time. That is a talent only a select few MCs possess & of that select few, not all use that talent to paint a picture that can actually effect change in our lives. Peep this first track called, “People Not Places“ & get a glimpse of the level she is on… (source: SAV*ONE)

Can't wait to have Invincible's new album “ShapeShifters” in my hand, just ordered it....and hope you'll do the same! It's available on her label emergence.

And ladies and gentlemen Invincible will be live in Berlin at the "We B*Girlz" festival on August 29 at the Cassiopeia and also at the Hip Hop Kemp. Don't miss her!!!

Jean Grae & 9th Wonder - Jeanius - official release June 17th.

Jean Grae's 9th Wonder-produced Jeanius album has been in the works for the past 2 1/2 years, and will finally see the light of day this year, hopefully soon. ... Jeanius will have four different album covers which all play homage to past hip hop classic albums. Grae's Jeanius also pays tribute to such old school artists as Public Enemy, Das EFX, Black Sheep, and Raekwon which can also be seen by Jeanius' four different album covers that will each be released with different covers for the different formats, i.e. Public Enemy for U.S. release, Black Sheep for international, Raekwon for digital release, and Das EFX for vinyl format. (Source: www.soulbounce.com)

Jean Grae // "Love Thirst" video

Wow, just discovered this incredible book!
Sherri Sher, one of the MCs of the first all-female MC and DJ crew ever - "The Mercedes Ladies" - wrote a book over her days back in the days. For all those who still don't know... The Mercedes Ladies was an all-female rap crew - the first one around 1977- consisting of 4 MCs: Zena Z, EverDef, Sherrie Sher, Debbie Dee und 2 DJs: DJ Baby D und DJ RC. They never brought any lyrics on wax, but they are represented on numerous tapes, lucky the ones who have some! They rocked the stage with Bambaataa, Kool Herc, Grand Wizard Theodore, Busy Bee, Starski and The Cold Crush. And Debbie Dee will perform later in 1984 with Lisa Lee and Sha Rock as "Us Girls" on "Beat Street" with "Us Girls can Boogie Too".


More about The Mercedes Ladies on Vibe
More about The Mercedes Ladies on Amazon

Can't wait to have it in my hand....!!!

Supported by the “Hauptstadtkulturfonds” and with support of the mayor, we will organize one of the biggest festivals for women in Hip Hop so far, a 4-week Festival with workshops, panel discussions, film festival, exhibitions, battles and shows.We B*Girlz wants to present a strong role model for adolescent girls. Women play an important role in Hip Hop culture, but are presented by the media mostly as scantily dressed background dancers. We B*Girlz Productionz wants to show that women mastered skills in all aspects of Hip Hop and have earned a place in Hip Hop history. We will celebrate their creativity with a one month festival in August 2008 in Berlin.It will be the first festival of its kind in Europe comparable only to the B-Girl Be in Minneapolis which was celebrated for the 3rd time in 2007 and unfortunately will be suspended this year. Beginners will be able to learn different ways of expressing themselves, advanced artists will be able to study further in master classes given by international artists, and the audience will be able to indulge in dance music and art. Our intention is to provide a platform for girls and young women from different nations and cultural backgrounds to make contacts, exchange ideas, and support each other. The We B*Girlz Festival will provide girls with the tools to be creative in the different aspects of Hip Hop and will also teach them how to document their own culture through multimedia.

The following workshops will be available:
Breakdance // Streetdance //Popping & Locking // NuStyle // Krumping // Aerosol Art // Beatboxing // DJing // MCing // Fashion Workshop // Video Workshop // Radio Workshop //Photo Workshop // Website workshop // Studio Production // Yoga for Dancers // Business Workshop // BMX Workshop (Mellow Park) // Skateboard workshop (Mellow Park)

The festival will open with a press conference at the Hip Hop Headquarters in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg on the 2nd of August. There will be events every weekend in during the 4-week festival.

On August 30, we will close the festival with the We B*Girlz Dance Off, a dance festival with shows and battles in the Universal Hall.
The following battles are planned:

- “End of the Weak” female MC Battle
- Aerosol Art Style Battle
- Tag Style Battle
- We B*Girlz BOTY Battle (2 on 2) international qualifier for the final in October
- B-Girl Solo Battle
- B-Girl Crew Battle
- Bonnie & Clyde Battle (mixed 2 on 2 battle)
- Popping Battle
- Locking Battle
- Streetdance Crew Battle
In the course of the festival we will produce a magazine, a compilation with female MCs and a DVD.
We will have an exhibition about the history of women in Hip Hop with a library, a Martha Cooper photo exhibition and an exhibition by South African graffiti artist Faith47.

More information on We B*Girlz festival site and on We B*Girlz myspace

Sneaker Freaker Magazine decided to dedicate this weeks edition of Sneaker Freaker to Sneaker Freakette,with an entire front page of women's new releases, articles/interviews, newsflashes, videos and features.

Go & check out the Sneaker Freakette at Sneaker Freaker magazineand join the Freakette Forum.

Big shout out to DJ M.A.F.I.A. of SF, who makes it possible.

We have been waiting so long, but now only some more days....
Detroit's MC Invincible, one lady of the all-female collective Anomolies will drop her first longplayer "shape shifters" on may the 17 th....
"Invincible’s versatility shines through on ShapeShifters over production by Waajeed, Black Milk, Lab Techs, House Shoes, and more. She is part of a community on the frontline of innovating the future of music, including featured guests Tiombe Lockhart, Finale, Wordsworth, Indeed, and Buff1. Every track stands alone in style, subject matter and concept. Together, the tracks form a cohesive unit that covers issues related to self and community transformation such as: the journey of a struggling artist, J Dilla and Proof's legacies, media monopoly, love/hate relationships, gentrification, faith, and beyond. Invincible’s visual lyricism is interwoven with heavy hitting musical backdrops, creating a compelling cinematic sound-scape." (source: emergencemusic.net)

"Shape Shifters" is available may 17th at Emergence Music
Invincible on Myspace
Invincible interview in Anattitude Magazine #1

by Martha Cooper (Dokument Förlag)

Graffiti has spread to the far corners of the earth and in the process has become the biggest art movement in history and every graffiti writer began his or her writing career with a tag. Developing an original, consistently written name is the primary act for a writer.The photos in Tag Town, dating back to the 60’s, introduce us to the origins of New York style graffiti. Tags and pieces share a common heritage and by understanding one, you can understand the other. For those who learn to read tags, a world of aesthetic expression and communication opens up. Tags are a universal language – the jazz of lettering.Tag Town also contains rare photos of work on the street by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, artists whose tag-inspired work helped found the rapidly growing street art movement.The accompanying text is based on interviews with New York graffiti pioneers Blade, Part 1 and Snake 1.Martha Cooper has specialized in photographing urban art and architecture in New York City for thirty years. (source: Dokument Förlag)

DOKUMENT FÖRLAG

LA MELODIA "Vibing High"

Their debut album was already released in december 2006 in Japan and in september 2007 in Europe. But it's still worth to announce it, because it's one of the best existing female rap albums at the moment! If you need some fresh music for the summer days, check out!!!

For those who still don't know La Melodia, here some facts.....
La Melodia consists of MC Melodee and producer I.N.T., living in Amsterdam and Eindhoven (NL). They have been active in the Dutch Hip Hop scene for more than 10 years. Both were part of the Dutch crew "Imadodattaz" since 1998 and started La Melodia in 2004. They released their first 12" "Dough/For You" in September 2004 independently and this gave them 2005 the opportunity to be part of the European Stones Throw Tour "Disrupt Massacre Tour" with Oh No, Wildchild, Rocc C, etc. Also that same year they were approached by the Japanese label Handcuts Records to release the track "Keep it on" on a Handcut compil. Then Handcut Records released La Melodia's debut album Vibing High" in 2006. Dutch labels got a licensing rom PIAS Benelux, who released the album September 2007.

To all you Hip Hop heads out there....."Vibing High" is a must-have for this summer! The debut comes with 20 tracks with Melodee on the rhymes and I.N.T. on the beats. It features artists like Oh No & Rocc C from Stones Throw. "Vibing High" combines soulful, warm but also raw Hip Hop music with old school elements and samples. "Get Ready For This" is one of the dopest tracks with a cover of a Sha-Rock and Lisa Lee freestyle at the end...."Time", "Sugar For Mee" and "Vibing High" also very dope! But yeah the whole album is so dope !!!

Check out the interview they gave for Anattitude # 1, during their "Disrupt Massacre Tour" (2005)!

La Melodia
La Melodia on myspace

Stahhr tha F.E.M.C.E.E. is back!
After dropping her 12inch "Rhymefluid" in 2002 on Subverse Records here comes the first full length album "Almost Neva Was" (Beatvizion Music) of this very conscious MC from Georgia. Purchase "Almost Neva Was" only on ITunes with productions of MF Doom, Floyd the Locsmif, I.D.4 Windz and many more - it's really worth it!!!

Hear new & old stuff of the Stahhr on her myspace site and read an old interview from 2003 (english) on the germans ugrap site.

"The Sparky D Show" by TG-The Analog Master of Disaster

On my research about the legendary female MC Sparky D, I found the wonderful telephone interview made by TG - The Analog Master of Disaster for his "Old School Radio Hour" on Global Radio Show, made in 2007. Nearly two hours about the deffest Battle Queen Sparky Dee!

Sparky is talking about the beginning of her career, how she started with her all-female-crew "The Playgirls", how they met Spyder D and recorded "Ladies of the 80ies" on Sutra Records. She was featured by Spyder D on his '85 track "Placin the Beat". Then on New Years Eve...the biggest fight on the mic began. Spyder-D was hearing the young Rox spittin "Roxanne's Revenge" on Mr. Magics radio show in 1985/86 and spontaneously they produced the answer track "Sparky's Turn" on Nia Records (1985). One of the biggest fight on the mic began. The battle between Roxanne Shanté and Sparky D was like a fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, she is telling to TG. After productions with Marley Marl, DJ Red Alert, etc. Sparky dropped her first longplayer "Sparky D's World" in 1988 on famous B-Boy Records, also produced by Spyder-D.
Then the big break... a period over 16 years of drug addiction, domestic violence and homelessness. But in 2000 she came back and gave her life to Christ. She start up "Treasure Ministry", helping young people to choose the right way. And she is also back in the rap game in her good old hardcore manner, like we love her!
This and more... the whole Sparky D story in this wonderful interview! Thanks to TG - The Analog Master of Disaster and Sparky Dee, rock on!

And we are so glad to make an interview for the next "old schhol" issue for Anattitude Magazine with the real Battle Queen Sparky Dee, coming out in summer 08. Watch out!!

In the meantime hear some classic joints of Sparky in the interview, but also from her '88 album "This is Sparky D's world" (B-Boy Records) on Bust the Facts. Bust The Facts is a real dope site - where you'll find everything old school,.....so watch also out for "B-Girls Live And Kicking" (a dope female old school compil by B-Boy Rec) on the same site and dig off Isis, Antoinette, Queen Mother Rage, Mistress & Madame E and others, enjoy!!!

Sparky D
Old School Radio Hour
Bust the Facts

Ladies on the wheels of steel,
we want you to spin your hottest tracks for our "Hip Hop Ladies With Attitude - Jammin' Fresh & Def" exhibition in Berlin 2008 taking place during the one-month female Hip Hop festival "We B*Girlz".
All submitted Mix-CDs will be listed and played in a jukebox during our expo from 22.8. - 30.8.2008. So go on your decks!

Submissions:
Please include a playlist, a short biography, full contact details and ship them via postal Mail to:
Anattitude Magazine, Jeannette Petri, 23 rue du Sceptre,
1050 Brussels, Belgium (Europe)
by May 31, 2008.

For more information please holla Jee:
contact (at) anattitude.net
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Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude
Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude on Myspace
We B*Girlz Festival - Berlin 2008
Catfight Magazine
Anattitude Magazine

A very special compilation by Peanut Butter Wolf, featuring the old school ladies on the mic. Some of them you might know like J.J.Fad and Roxanne Shanté, but most of them are really rare! This compil with the 30 baddest female MC's is a must-have!


Hear a snippet!

March 2008
19 - Berlin, Bohannon
20 - Zürich (CH), Rote Fabrik
22 - Stuttgart, Altes Zollamt
23 - Budapest (HU), Merlin
24 - Warszawa (PL), The Fresh
26 - Wien (A), B72
27 - Ljubeljana, BluBlu
31 - Paris (F), New Morning

April 2008
01 - London (UK), Jazz Cafe
02 - Amsterdam (NL), Melkweg
03 - Mainz, Red Cat
04 - Lyon (F), L'Original
05 - Biel (CH), Royal Arena Jam @ La Coupole

2008 - The Year of the Hip Hop Women begins with the All Female Jam on International Women’s Day in Berlin!

ALL FEMALE JAM - with Berlin's writer:
Azem // Chika // Chy // Fiona // Jolie // MiaOne // Mony // Sheron

where: Hall Of Fame, Alte Feuerwache, Oranienstraße 96, Berlin
when: Sat, 8th march 2008 at 12:00
organized by Jolie, Alte Feuerwache e. V. Berlin

Le Shaun really pissed off in 1993 for not being respected in the rap game!
You can't show a man being castrated ... nobody wants to see a female doing ... watch it!

Check out the new KIN interview on allhiphop.com!

Sonja Eismann is talking about the super classic track "supersonic" of all-female-crew J.J.FAD in the Jungle World. Hit it BABY-D, SASSY-C, MC J.B.!!
Read the full article!